Card creation challenge
Custom Cards forum
Posted on Aug. 28, 2015, 4:15 p.m. by TheNextRedDude
Ok, heres how this works. You create a card to the specifications of the person above you, then list your own card idea for the next person. I'll start.
Variety XX
Sorcery
If X is 2 or lower, draw X cards. If X is 3, put X +1/+1 counters on X target creatures. If X is 4, return X target creatures from your graveyard to the battlefield. If X is 5 or more, Variety deals x damage to target creature or player. If X is 10 or more, you win the game.
Create a life gaining multicolored Turtle with power twice it's toughness or vice versa.
Agrus Kos, Lorehold Deputy
Legendary Creature - Spirit Soldier
Vigilance, Double Strike
Ward
Whenever you attack, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is its mana reduced by up to for each creature that's attacked this turn.
2/4
strixhaven's pretty cool
repeat challenge
February 21, 2024 6:54 a.m.
griffstick says... #3
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet is my favorite legendary. She went to Kaladesh and learned a new ability.
Repeat challenge
February 21, 2024 12:14 p.m.
griffstick says... #4
This is better than the above
A cmdr that wants you to build around artifacts and Vampires seems fun
Repeat challenge
February 21, 2024 12:20 p.m. Edited.
TheoryCrafter says... #5
Sengir, Bloodlord
Legendary Creature- Vampire Noble
Whenever ~ deals fatal combat damage to a creature or planeswalker under an opponent's control create X blood tokens equal to that creature's toughness.
Sacrifice a blood token: Target vampire gets a +1/+1 counter.
"I like Innistrad. This will be our new home."
4/4
Okay, I admit sending Sengir to Innistrad is a little predictable, but c'mon! You gotta admit the storytelling would be insane.
Choose one:
-Repeat Challenge (Take your favorite legendary Creature and thrust it into a new Plane, giving it powers and abilities from that new home)
-Reapeat challenge but you may only use and/or
February 21, 2024 8:45 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #6
Well, perhaps my favorite Commander is Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm and I think you all know my favorite plane is Tarkir. So that seems rather fitting.
Miirym, Tarkir's Soul
Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit
Flying, Ward
You may look at the top card of your library at any time and spend any color mana to cast Dragon spells from it.
Whenever you cast a Dragon spell from anywhere that isn't your hand, copy that spell. It enters the battlefield as a non legendary token copy.
6/6
That's dirty.
I wanted to blend the ferocity and tenacity of Temur with the power and grace of Jeskai.
I am honestly surprised how many users enjoy this challenge so let's keep it going
February 22, 2024 1:19 a.m.
Legendary Creature - Elf Knight
Ward - Discard a card
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have target opponent exile a card from their hand. Until end of turn, you may play that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color.
Whenever you cast a spell you don't own, create a 1/1 black and green Elf Rogue creature token.
4/4
In a court of vanity and beauty, the vainest and most beautiful are always the center of attention.
Nath got killed off early, and Court Locthwain was destroyed, but I think he would fit right in with all the arrogance and vicious political maneuvering.
Same challenge.
February 22, 2024 2:14 a.m.
sergiodelrio says... #9
Melira, Exiled Avenger
Legendary Creature - Human Scout
Your opponents can't get Energy counters.
Creatures your opponents control can’t have counters put on them.
Artifacts your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.
2/3
So, looks like I'm really into Kaladesh xD For reference Melira, Sylvok Outcast
Pretty much a limited bomb I guess.
Repeat again (Take your favorite legendary Creature and thrust it into a new Plane, giving it powers and abilities from that new home)
OR
WILD in case you got sick of that challenge and show us a novel design on your own terms
February 22, 2024 8:58 a.m.
Crpytis, Agent of Dusk
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue Wizard
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, look at target opponent's hand. You may exile a card from their hand. If you do, choose one:
-
Players cannot cast spells with the same mana value as the exiled card.
-
Players cannot activate abilities of non-land permanents that share a type with the exiled card.
-
Each player searches their library for any number of cards with the chosen name, exiles them, then draws a card for each card exiled this way.
If ~ would be destroyed or exiled, instead exile ~, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
2/3
Jace, Revisionist of Minds
Legendary Planeswalker - Jace
If a player were to search their library or draw a card other than the first one on each of their draw steps, instead they exile a card from their hand, and put a loyalty counter on ~.
-1: Each player chooses a card they own in exile, and returns it to their hand.
-3: For each card each player owns in exile, you may have those players each lose life equal to the amount of cards that player owns in exile.
-7: You get an emblem with: "Planeswalker abilities you activate no longer remove or add loyalty counters. Instead, you may exile the top X cards from target opponent's library, where X is the amount of loyalty counters placed onto or removed to activate this ability."
My idea of the Mysterious character that enters the story of Murders at Karlov Manor, and interacts with Alquist Proft, Master Sleuth. A spooky mind mage. There's only one character I could think of to have this kind of ability!
Next Challenge is to brew a card for Thunder Junction!
February 22, 2024 10:13 a.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #11
Quick Draw
Instant
You and target opponent each reveal the top card of your library. Whichever player reveals the highest mana value deals damage equal to the different to that player or to any target that they control. If both cards revealed are lands, put them on the bottom of each player's library and repeat the process again.
So if I reveal an MV 4 and you reveal an MV 7, you deal 3 damage to me or anything I control.
Damn.
But, there's ways to stack the deck to make this card more beneficial ;)
Make a spell called
- This plane ain't big enough for the both of us
(Which is obviously far too much text for a card name but who cares let's have fun lol)
February 22, 2024 12:16 p.m. Edited.
This plane ain't big enough for the both of us
Sorcery - arcane
Each player chose a planeswalker he our she control, if they dont control a planeswalker they chose a legendary creauture, if they dont control a legendary creature he or she loses 3 life, destroy all nonland nonchose permanents, them each planeswalker deal X damage to other target permanent equal they loyalty
"Kaboom! I do it rigth chandra?"
-Jace Beleeren
I do that card as jace learning with chandra make a card that is chandra learning with jace
February 22, 2024 2:28 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #13
Mind Ablaze
Instant
Counter target spell. ~ deals X damage to that spells controller.
"What do you mean I shouldn't literally blow their mind?"
- Chandra Nalaar
Create a card that somehow shows an interaction between Vivien Reid and Garruk Wildspeaker.
February 22, 2024 2:58 p.m.
Illusion of Flame
Enchantment
At the beginning of each combat step, you may have Illusion of Flame deal 2 damage to target creature. If you do, tap that creature.
"There's no real heat. Keep that in mind," Jace said. Chandra smiled. "We can change that, you know."
Ninja'ed, and I don't have time to do the new challenge.
Create a card that somehow shows an interaction between Vivien Reid and Garruk Wildspeaker.
February 22, 2024 3:05 p.m.
Gruul Silence
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep you may put a shh counter on target creature
At the beginning of your end step if have 10 or more shh counters among creatures your oponent controls destroy all creatures with shh counters
Sacrifice Gruul silence, pay 5 life: deal 5 damege to each 3 target creatures
"Shhh, I will kill them" - Viven Reid "I know, I know but, let me just do one thing... ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" - Garruk
Make liliana talking with jace, chandra or garruk
February 22, 2024 3:49 p.m.
markbeloit says... #16
Malicious Entry
Instant
Choose one —
• Malicious Entry deals 4 damage to each creature that entered the battlefield this turn.
• Each opponent sacrifices a creature. If a creature token was sacrificed this way, its controller discards a card. If a player did not sacrifice a creature, that player discards two cards.
"Subtlety isn't exactly your strong suit is it?" - Liliana to Chandra
Wild.
February 23, 2024 1:42 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #17
Friendly Decorum
Legendary Enchantment
Friendly Decorum enters the battlefield with X peace counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a peace counter from Friendly Decorum.
As long as Friendly Decorum has at least one peace counter on it, players can't lose life, be forced to discard cards or lose the game. Permanents can't be destroyed, exiled or sacrificed. Libraries can't be milled and graveyards can't be exiled. Damage can't be dealt, and players have no maximum hand size.
The Eon's War came to an immediate standstill the moment Serra appeared. Thousands of years of death-gripping conflict, abruptly ended within mere seconds.
Wanted to personally say thank you to everyone for taking my last challenge in strides. I never could have imagined essentially everyone in this forum jumping on board and making such awesome cards. Was quite a sight to behold. Thank you.
Oh, the whole "Eon's War" is just something I made up for the sake of flavor text.
But let's assume it's the basis for a new setting.
Make the sets Planeswalker --- Serra, Reincarnated
February 23, 2024 2:28 a.m.
Serra, Reincarnated
+1: Target creature gains a vigilance counter, a +1/+1 counter, or a fly counter
0Serra Reincarnated becomes a 4/4 angel with vigilance and fliyng until the end of turn
-4 destroy target non-withe non-angel creature
-8 each creature you control has base power and toughnes equal to the nunber of counters on they that's not an +1/+1 counter and its an angel in adittion to the other types
4
Serra reincarnated can be your commander
Make the same thing but with shivan dragon
February 23, 2024 3:34 p.m.
Made_Compleat says... #19
I will deliberately misinterpret this as a request to make Shivan Dragon a planeswalker.
Sparked Dragon
Creature - Dragon
Flying, haste
: Sparked Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
When Sparked Dragon's power is equal to or greater than seven, transform it.
4/4
Ram'thel, the Flaming Tide ()
Legendary Planeswalker - Ram'thel
Ram'thel has the dragon subtype.
+2: Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.
0: Add for each life lost by an opponent this turn.
-11: You get an emblem with "Dragons you control have 'when this creature becomes blocked, it deals damage to defending player equal to its power' and 'when this creature is attacking and unblocked, it gets +3/+3"
7
Make another nonhumanoid planeswalker.
February 23, 2024 3:43 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #20
Krev the Mighty
Legendary Planeswalker - Krev
When you cast Krev the Mighty, discard any number of cards. Krev the Mighty enters the battlefield with that many additional loyalty counters.
+1 Create a 1/1 red Kobold creature token with haste. It has "When this creature dies, discard a card and then draw a card."
-3 Creatures you control with haste get +2/+2 and have menace until end of turn.
-8 Krev the Mighty deals damage to any number of targets divided as you choose equal to the number of cards in your graveyard.
Krev the Mighty can be your Commander.
2
Krev is mighty as a 2/2 for 1, lmao
Make another 1 cmc Planeswalker!!
February 23, 2024 5:36 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #21
Challenge sat for a full day :')
You guys can pop over to a wildcard :3
February 24, 2024 5:33 p.m.
Squee, Interdimensional Immortal
Legendary Planeswalker - Squee
Whenever ~ leaves the battlefield, return it to the battlefield at the beginning of your next upkeep.
+1 Goblins you control get +0/+1 until end of turn
-6 You get an emblem with "whenever a Goblin you control dies, return it to the battlefield from your graveyard at the beginning of your next upkeep."
2
Wildcard.
February 24, 2024 6:12 p.m.
I'm vaguely sure that the first ability should be worded, "At the beginning of your upkeep, if ~ left the battlefield during your last turn, return it to the battlefield."
And the emblem created by the last ability should be worded, "During your upkeep, return each creature from your graveyard to the battlefield that died during your last turn."
But even if these revisions are incorrect, I hope it's clear what I want the card to do.
February 24, 2024 6:20 p.m.
sergiodelrio says... #24
Double Dragon
Creature - Dragon Ninja
Flying
Double Ninjutsu (, Return two unblocked attackers you control to hand: Put this card and up to one other card with Ninjutsu onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
When Double Dragon enters the battlefield, if it's attacking, creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.
3/2
Make a noncreature card with a "Blind Eternities" theme/setting
February 24, 2024 6:27 p.m. Edited.
Nowhere
Land
: Add .
: Add . Activate this ability only if all lands you control are named Nowhere.
The Blind Eternities are defined more by what they are not than by what they are.
Fragment of the Blind Eternities
Enchantment
Lands you control have ": Add one mana of any color of a planeswalker you control."
The longer one stays in the Blind Eternities, the more it becomes something else, something more real.
Create a card whose art shows rays of light and darkness.
February 24, 2024 6:53 p.m.
That second card costs way too much.
Fragment of the Blind Eternities
Enchantment
Lands you control have ": Add two mana in any combination of colors among planeswalkers you control."
The longer one stays in the Blind Eternities, the more it becomes something else, something more real.
Create a card whose art shows rays of light and darkness.
February 24, 2024 6:59 p.m.
Ethereal Turbulence
Enchantment
Vanishing 5
Creature spells cost more to cast, where X is equal to the number of Time counters on ~
Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield, put X +1/+1 counters on it and each Eldrazi creature its controller controls, where X is equal to the number of Time counters on ~. It becomes an Eldrazi in addition to its other types.
Eldrazi creatures have Annihilator 1
Ninja'd. See challenge above.
February 24, 2024 7:01 p.m. Edited.
mudkipdude says... #28
Walk across the Planes
Enchantment
If a player would draw a card, instead that player searches their library for a card and put it into their hand. Exile each other permanent, cards in graveyard or library and in hands with the same expansion symbol.
Dang it, ninja’d
Probably hell to resolve.
Here is the card
Shadow and Bone
Enchantment
When ~ enters the battlefield, create a legendary black wall creature token named Shadow Fold with base power and toughness 0/7, defender and “when an opponent attacks you, create X 2/1 black bird demon creature tokens with flying for each red or white creature attacking you”
Not sure if the art would work, but it might. For those of you who have read the books or watched the show, create a non-grisha character, such as Kaz or David, or wild card. And I got ninja’d twice somehow
February 24, 2024 7:07 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #29
Six Shooter
Artifact - Equipment
Whenever you equip Six Shooter, exile the top six cards of your library face down, and shuffle them into a random order.
Equipped creature has "Reveal the top card exiled with Six Shooter,: Equipped creature deals 2 damage to any target if the revealed card has mana value 4 or less. It deals 4 damage instead of the mana value is 5 or greater. If a target is destroyed, put that card in your hand. Otherwise put it into your graveyard."
Equip
"Bullseye."
Wild
February 24, 2024 7:27 p.m. Edited.
In My Cups
Enchantment
Vanishing 4
You have Hexproof
Damage dealt to you is reduced to 0.
When ~ leaves the battlefield, if it had no Time counters on it, you lose the game
Just some current self reflection.
Wild again.
February 24, 2024 9:27 p.m.
sergiodelrio says... #31
legendofa that Nowhere design is top notch!
mudkipdude being double ninjad is surprisingly on theme with the design that came with the challenge xD
@ everyone else, current challenge still wild
February 24, 2024 9:31 p.m. Edited.
griffstick says... #32
Make a card with a unique mechanic for the upcoming set Outlaws of thunder junction
February 24, 2024 10:19 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #33
I hope to God they brought back Raid
I mean
OUTLAWS of Thunder Junction
COME ON ITS PERFECT
February 24, 2024 10:28 p.m.
Duskwood Duplicant
Creature - Shapeshifter
Flash
You may have Duskwood duplicant enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature.
High Noon (Whenever this creature attacks or blocks alone, you may have it fight target creature.)
0/0
Make a card that is Dungeon Meshi inspired or repeat the previous challenge.
February 24, 2024 10:59 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #35
I don't know anything about the above referenced material, but the challenge allowed for repeat of the previous challenge as well.
Murderous Outlaw
Creature - Orc Outlaw
Menace
Grit (Whenever a creature with Grit is dealt damage but isn't destroyed, put a +1/+1 counter on it and tap it.)
3/4
Obviously this is a very Jund ability
Let's see either another new mechanic, or a Commander who takes advantage of Grit
February 25, 2024 2:31 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #36
I updated Grit so you can't just ping him To Infinity, AND BEYOND!
February 25, 2024 3:08 p.m.
Round 'Em Up
Sorcery
Posse - If three or more creatures you control dealt damage this turn, this spell costs less.
Tap up to two target creatures. They don't untap during their opponent's next untap step.
Posse wants three of your creatures to deal damage, but doesn't care how or why. Possible interesting interactions with Grit.
Create a Thunder Junction artifact.
February 25, 2024 4:57 p.m.
wallisface says... #38
Six Shooter
Artifact - Equipment
Six Shooter enters the battlefield with six charge counters on it.
Equip
, remove X charge counters from Six Shooter: If Six Shooter is equipped, it deals X damage to target creature or player.
———————-
I know the set’s not meant to have guns, but it does have gun-equivalent stuff.
Create a land for the Thunder Junction set which would be reminiscent of a wild-west location/building
February 25, 2024 7:16 p.m.
wallisface Not to drag you down, but check out #5 on this page...
February 25, 2024 10:40 p.m.
wallisface says... #40
legendofa ahh, shows how much I pay attention to this forum XD Missed that completely
I guess it's two different takes on the same-styled item. I feel Timmy's one is a more fun & thematic version for casual/edh play, where as my variant would conceivably see a lot of play in Standard, Pioneer, and maybe fringe-play in Modern.
February 26, 2024 12:46 a.m.
wallisface says... #41
legendofa ahh, shows how much I pay attention to this forum XD Missed that completely
I guess it's two different takes on the same-styled item. I feel Timmy's one is a more fun & thematic version for casual/edh play, where as my variant would conceivably see a lot of play in Standard, Pioneer, and maybe fringe-play in Modern.
February 26, 2024 12:46 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #42
The Dancing Scorpion
Legendary Land
When ~ enters, create a Food Token.
Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, you may sacrifice a food token. If you do, that creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
: Add . ~ deals 2 damage to you.
One of the oldest saloons in capital city, it's know for both terrible drinks and terrible beatings.
Create a squirrel desperado.
February 26, 2024 12:58 a.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #43
The Dancing Scorpion
God I love that name! Sounds like the name of a saloon where the founder was being chased down by a scorpion so he fired at it several times as it jumped and scurried away, and then he went "Man I could use a drink" lmao
February 26, 2024 1:29 a.m.
Almondito, Bespoke Bandit
Legendary Creature - Squirrel Rogue
At the beginning of your endstep, if you've committed a crime, create X 1/1 Green and Red Squirrel Tokens, where X is the amount of crimes you committed this turn.
Whenever an opponent commits a crime that targets you or a permanent you control, you may sacrifice X Squirrels. If you do, that player loses X life.
2/3
"Whispers tell of a varmint swift as lightning, whose legend grows with every daring heist; leaving scant a cent, spare a half chewed acorn."
Wild!
February 26, 2024 9:26 a.m.
sergiodelrio says... #45
Thunderstruck
Enchantment
Whenever a source you control deals exactly 3 damage to an opponent, that opponent loses 1 life unless they pay .
Create a card named after a song you like (and is known to the general audience)
February 26, 2024 9:42 a.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #46
Bring It On Home
Instant
Common
Split Second
Spells and abilities your opponents control cannot cause you to discard, mill or exile until the end of your turn
The song is "Bring It On Home" from Little Big Town.
Cool challenge. Repeat!
February 26, 2024 12:16 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #47
I'm too busy at work to make a card, but since we are talking about music here's a fun piece of information I have
You guys and gals know the song November Rain by Guns & Roses?
My cat, Sweetpea, falls asleep to that song every single time. It's absolutely adorable.
The first time I noticed it, I thought she was just tired from being a cat all day. Then a few days later she was full of energy and playing on my bed when YouTube selected it from my playlist and she curled up and fell asleep. So I experimented and sure enough, November Rain puts her to sleep. :'3
February 26, 2024 12:40 p.m.
griffstick says... #48
Til I collapse
Enchantment
At the beginning of each players upkeep, if that player has 12 or more permanents they roll a D6, then that player chooses a number of permanents they control equal to the D6 results, then sacrifices the rest
A song by Eminem
Wild or repeat
February 26, 2024 4:19 p.m.
Another One Bites the Dust
Sorcery
This spell costs less for each creature that has died this turn.
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Its controller discards a card.
Create a card set on real-world Earth.
February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #50
Jerusalem
Legendary Land
Mythic Rare
Image: A picture of the City of Jerusalem. The Temple Mount is prominent.
Whenever a player deals combat damage to you, that player chooses a color. Then that player gains control of ~.
, : Add Mana to your mana pool equal to the devotion of chosen color.
Repeat or Wild
sergiodelrio says... #1
Tasigur, the Golden Plate
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman
Improvise
When Tasigur enters the battlefield, you may attach any number of tapped equipment you control to it.
: Mill two cards then return an equipment card of an opponent's choice from your graveyard to your hand.
4/5
I know not much about MTG lore so I don't know how much sense Tasigur makes on Kaladesh, and an equipment theme on Kaladesh might also be somewhat of a stretch, but here we go anyway.
Nice challenge, let's repeat!
(Take your favorite legendary Creature and thrust it into a new Plane, giving it powers and abilities from that new home)
February 21, 2024 5:36 a.m.